Austin-Travis County EMS 2023 Annual Report

EMS HR was instrumental in administering the promotion process for sworn employees from new exams and existing eligibility lists. This resulted in a total of sixty-eight promoted employees HR onboarded 101 Sworn 16 Civilian Medic Field: 33% were female applicants 43% were diverse applicants Communications: 52% were female applicants 58% were diverse applicants Lateral- Clinical Specialist: 20% were female applicants 36% were diverse applicants 261 Hispanic 53 Black or African American 513 White 8 American Indian & Alaskan Native 35 Asian 3 Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander 30 Two or more diverse backgrounds Diversity Stats

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Finding and hiring for the future of care

EMS Recruiting continues to increase the number of applications projected for each fiscal year and improve our overall diversity within our applications and hires. Recruiting strives to be out in our community to recruit top talent for

our department. With the newly budgeted increase to the Recruiting staff, we will continue to excel in our outreach activities and create new and innovative ways to reach potential applicants.

Projected Applications 760 Actual 938 Projected Hires 112 Hired 115 FY 22/23 Performance Measures

Job fairs, college/high school visits, community events, and military career fairs. Virtual events: 66 (from Oct 22-Sep 23) In-Person events: 63 (from Oct 22-Sep 23) 129 Outreach Events

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